Mumbai city slips to 37th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2021, Navi Mumbai fourth cleanest city in country

Mumbai city slips to 37th rank in Swachh Survekshan 2021, Navi Mumbai fourth cleanest city in country

Dipti SinghUpdated: Saturday, November 20, 2021, 10:31 PM IST
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Mumbai has failed to make it to the list of top 25 cleanest Indian cities in the sixth edition of the 'Swachh Survekshan 2021' awards. The megalopolis was ranked 37th among 425 cities that were surveyed.


The other municipal corporations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region -- Navi Mumbai, Thane and Kalyan-Dombivali -- stood at 4, 14 and 25, respectively. Even Vasai-Virar ranked above Mumbai at 29th position.


In 2020, the city was ranked 35th, while in 2019 and 2018 it was ranked 49th and 18th, respectively, said a BMC official.

Deputy municipal commissioner Sangeeta Hasnale pointed out that the corporation's preoccupation with fighting Covid-19 was the reason behind the slip in the rankings.

"Our focus in the last two years was on fighting the virus and providing better health services to the Mumbaikars; therefore, we were unable to represent the city up to the mark. That doesn't mean we did not put in the effort. Just that we fell short, we will better our rank next year," said Hasnale.


However, the city could take some consolation in the fact that it was adjudged the best mega city in innovation and best practices.


"The award for the best mega city in innovation and best practices was for the various projects undertaken by the BMC during the year, including converting waste to cooking gas and its project of segregation of waste at source, wherein housing societies were encouraged to set up compost pits on their premises," said Hasnale.


The BMC is now focused on bettering its ranking in the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan next year. The corporation is underscoring the need for cleanliness and sanitation on the lines of the central government's 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' initiative.


Under this, the civic body is focusing on hygiene and sanitation awareness, clean public/community toilets, training of sanitation workers and incentives to societies/organisations/buildings for segregating and composting wet waste at the source.


According to BMC officials, the civic body is leaving no stone unturned to get the top spot in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat' campaign.


"However, during lockdown, the hard work and efforts of the municipal workers waned, and hence it was decided to start afresh and complete the mission," said a senior BMC official.


A total of ten cities in the state figure on the 'Swachh Survekshan' ranking list apart from Navi Mumbai, Thane and Mumbai. Pune was ranked 5, Nashik 17, Pimpri Chinchwad 19, Aurangabad 22, Nagpur 23, Kalyan Dombivli 25 and Vasai Virar 29.

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